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Optima donates laptops to local school During the summer Optima upgraded their staff to new laptops to help improve the service we give when staff are working from home during the various Covid-19 lockdowns. This mean that we had a number of perfectly useful devices that were no longer being used. Chris Roberts (Managing Director… Read more »

Here at Optima Warehouse Solutions, we’re committed to building a skilled team to provide our customers with the best possible service. Part of our team growth strategy involves internships and nurturing up-and-coming talent to fit in to our experienced team. Keele University recently marked their 10th anniversary of its internship partnership with Santander Universities and… Read more »

With the huge growth of E-commerce sales across the world we’ve noticed that Ireland is becoming the springboard for businesses looking to reach millions of customers throughout Europe with more and more requiring our services. Whether this is due to more generous corporate tax rates or concerns surrounding Brexit, the “Emerald Isle” has become something… Read more »

If your business is expanding and you’re looking to deliver more services in new markets to more customers then you might consider outsourcing your shipping and fulfilment operations in order to meet greater customer demand. The successful deployment of 3PL automation often relies on close integration with your warehouse management system (WMS) to help direct,… Read more »

  A cold-storage business installed an automated warehouse which output pallets in an unexpected order. Optima developed integration with the Netherlands-based control system and custom picking functionality while discovering that suit trousers are inadequate for -27 degrees. The Project 3PL, or Third Party Logistics, is used in supply-chain management to outsource part or all of… Read more »

What is WMS Wave Picking? Wave Picking is used by management and workers via a warehouse management system (WMS) in order to support the planning and organising of the daily flow of work in a warehouse or distribution centre. Essentially, Wave Picking is an application of short-interval-scheduling as groups of orders are scheduled into short intervals… Read more »

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday on the horizon it’s vital that your WMS is ready for the avalanche of sales expected at what has become one of the most popular shopping events of the year – so ask yourself, are you prepared? Preparation is everything if you want to maintain high levels of customer… Read more »

Optima recently undertook a chart-topping warehouse management software project for Backstreet International Merchandise Ltd. and it’s fair to say that both we and our client are delighted with the outcome. Background BSI Merch has over twenty years’ experience at the forefront of merchandising and e-commerce for the music and entertainment industry, selling band merchandise for many top-selling… Read more »

Could you have a new WMS before Christmas? If you’re not thinking about Christmas yet, perhaps you should. Remember the chaos in your warehouse last Christmas? The mad dash to get all of those last minute orders shipped out in time for the big day? The trouble you had getting extra staff in December? Well,… Read more »

Could these useful Optimiser WMS features make your warehouse and operatives much more efficient and effective? If you’re new to Optimiser WMS software, then you’re probably still learning the main Optimiser WMS features, and understanding how Optimiser helps make your warehouse and your staff more efficient and effective. Even if you’re an experienced Optimser WMS… Read more »